The Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization’s (MWMO) education and outreach program seeks to “provide information, services and products to promote responsible stewardship of water and natural resources by the watershed community.” As part of this goal, the MWMO seeks to promote community connections with and understanding of the Mississippi River system. The MWMO’s building serves as a learning center. In addition to permanent installations of stormwater best management practices and green infrastructure that promote water quality, the building has an exhibit space where they host art/writing installations about water and the river. Exhibits are created by local artists with the goal of fostering community connections with and understandings of the river and to engage the community in actions to promote river health.
English 121 students, in partnership with 6th grade students from College Prep Elementary, Saint Paul, will create an interactive exhibit (e.g., written pieces or other forms of artwork) that engage people around the concepts of river stories and sanctuary. College and elementary students will present their exhibit to family and friends at the MWMO to advance the MWMO’s goal of engaging people from diverse communities with the Mississippi River and fostering deeper understandings of and connections with the river.
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Sustainable Communities Partnership Contact Info
University Faculty Contact
Michael Raimondi
English
mgraimondi@stthomas.edu
6519625655
Local Government / Community Contact